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MOTOR VEHICLE.

Application filed May 4, 1922. Serial No. 558,349.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, C. GILBERT MoCLAY and -Br:1-1 Roms, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Motor Vehicles,of which the following is a specification. 7

This invention relates to motor vehicles designed more particularly fortransporting money, bonds, jewelry, merchandise and other valuables, andits object is to provide the same with various devices for rotectionagainst robbery as will be described in detail hereinafter.

In order that the invention may be better understood, reference is hadto the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the vehicle; Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal section of the vehicle body; Fig. 3 1s a plan view thereofdrawn to a reduced scale; Fig. 4 is a plan view of certain safetyappliances; Fig. 5 is an elevation of a portion of such appliances; Fig.6 is an enlarged section on the I line 66 of Fi 4; Fig. 7 is aperspective view of certain rake-controlling means, and Fig. 8 is adiagrammatic elevation of certain rotection devices.

Re erring specifically to the drawings, the body 10 of the car isdivided by transverse partitions 11 and 12 into front, middle and rearcompartments 13, 14 and 15, respectively, and the body, as well as thefenders and the hood, are rounded to make it 'dif-' ficult for banditsto climb'thereon or to secure a foothold, and for the same reason thewheelhubs are capped smooth, as shown at 16. A side door 17 to the frontcompartment 13 closes flush and is minus handles on the outside. Afoldable step 18 is operatively connected to the door 17 to swing downwhen said door is opened, and said step folds flush when the door isclosed. The door 17 is on the right hand side of thecar, and on eachside of the compartment 14 is a door 19. The drivers exit is on theright side of his compartment, and the purpose of the left door of thecompartment 14 is to 9 enable one or more occupants of this compartmentto leave the same from this side to aid the driver if he should be heldup from the curb upon leaving the car.

The middle compartment 14 is for the transfer of valuables, and the rearcompartment 15 is a vault. The drivers compartment 13 has a window 20 atthe left, and the door 17 has a window 20. The drivers compartment alsohas the usual windshield 21, which latter is provided with a protectivedevice consisting of a steel slide 22 movable to come behind thewindshield. The side windows 20 and 20 are provided with similar slides23 for protection of the occupants of the compartment 13. The body 10also has top ventilators 24 and wicketed vision and gun openings 25.

The compartment 15 has a self-locking rear door 26 for access to saidcompartment when loading valuables thereinto, whereas the partition 12has barred window 27 similar to that of a bank tellers cage, so thatnothing larger than packets of valuables may pass.

A means is also provided for preventing the car from being run if thebandits should succeed in overpowering the driver. This is done bysetting and locking the emergency brakes. The emergency brake lever isshown at 37 and an auxiliary brake lever at 38, the latter being locatedin the compartment 15. To the shaft 39 of the brake lever 37 arefastened two laterally extending arms 40 which are connected to theusual brake rods which extend to and are operatively connected to thebrakes. In the present instance each brake rod is made in twolongitudinally alined and detachably connected sections 41 and 42, theformer havin a downturned rear end forming a coup mg in 43 adapted toseat in an eye 44 in the orward end of the section 42. A fiat spring 45carried by the section 42 and engaging the rear end of the section 41holds the coupling pin 43 seated in the eye 44. The shaft 46 of theauxiliary lever 38 has one or more laterally extending arms 46 havingtheir forward ends bent sidewise, as shown at 46' and positioned beneaththe rear end of the rod sections 41, and similar arms 1 47 extendingrearwardlyfltol e'fildi zgib.

lateral arms 48 on thebrakerod sections 42. 3 When the lever 38 is swunginthe I prop by sa'idlever.

I j hereinbefore rangement of the'levers and-otherpartscon I I stit'utinthe brake actuator assembly. I

I er direction, the arms 46 lift the; rod sections anism, and at'thesame time,"the brakes are set by the engagement: of the arms 47 with thelateralarms 48 of the rear. rod sections 42. -As the regular brakelever'37 is now disabled, the brakes cannot be released The brakecontrolling meansdescribedcan be modified in various ways according tothe particular, ar:

In'or er to furtherprevent the car part'm'ent 13, a mechanism has beenprovided for disabling the spark and throttle control,

- as well as the-steering gear, this mechanism being also under'th'econtrol of the occupants of the rear compartment: 15, andbeging corn-Alongside the. steering post e9 are: locatas the rotatable throttle andcommutator rods 50 and 51'. These rods'have laterally closed and thespark; lever is operated: to

and the spark retarded to make starting of the car practicallyimpossible. This pusher can be a yoke 53 having its branches oppositethe arms 52. lhe yoke is pivoted to one of the frame members of the caras shown at 5a, and it is connected by a rod 55 to the lever 38 so thatwhen the latter is operated as hereinbefore described, the yoke is alsooperated. The yoke 53 has a third branch which is engageable with alaterally extendin arm 56 on the steering post 4:9 to rotate the latterand thus set the steering wheels of the car for making a turn.

Fig. 3 shows the shape of car body 10 when viewed from the top. It willbe noted that the rear portion is wider than the front portion so thatthe forwardly facing projecting sides of the rear portion may be fittedwith sight openings to enable the person in the rear compartment toobserve What goes on in front of the car and act accordingly. Variousother changes and modifications in the structural details hereinbeforedescribed may also be made without a departure from the spirit and scopeof the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Figure 8 illustrates, diagrammatically the means for controlling theprojectino slides 22 and 23 for the windshield 21 and the windows 20 and20. Each slide seats at its springs by; a latch 23* gen 9;ageablev overthe top edge of the slide. are released thesprings force the slidesupwardly to cover the window and the-.-l

41x0 uncouplzethe same from the. rod sections 42, which disables ordiscom' nects the lever 3? from ithe brake mech-.

that the fuel and: the ignition;may heshut: extending-arms52. When the,throttle is I side edges in guides 22 and at the bottom on coiled;springs; :22 housed in a pocket f1; 22. Each slide is normally inlowered posi tion, and-so held against the tension of the I 170 When 3the latches 1 I windshield. {The latches of the three slidesareoperated;simultaneously. by: a line or cable 23. passing'oversuitably vloe'. .cated guide ,pulleys'2,3 and into the compertinent 13,with a branch 23 goingto the.

vault or rear compartment 15cc th t g I g i'cupant ioif :1 5:IBlease theslides in case he. detects danger unsuspected by the Y with a protectiveslide 27' interfere with the swing. of the door; 3 The.

: I slide block 23 works in guideslli. I ,gln'thecompartment 1 5- islocated the fuel driver. 'The' window .27 .is alsoprovided frombeingoperatedifzthe bandits should succeed in getting access to thedrivers comtank 57 and a master electric switch, 58 so oif when. dangeris seen. ---'-Weclaim:- 1. AZmotOr ivehicle vided with a 'driveris.compartment and a separate compartment to the rear thereof. a steeringmechanism controllable fromthe drivers compartment, and means operablefrom the rear compartment for disabling the steering mechanism.

2. A motor vehicle having its body provided with a drivers compartmentand a separate compartment to the rear thereof. a throttle and sparkcontrol mechanism operable from the drivers compartment, and meansoperable from the rear compartment for actuating said mechanism to closethe throttle and retard the spark.

3. A motor vehicle having its body provided with a drivers compartmentand a separate compartment to the rear thereof, a steering mechanismhaving a member which swings when said mechanism is operated, and alocking means engageable with sald member and operable from the rearcompartment.

4. A motor vehicle having its body provided with a drivers compartmentand a separate compartment to the rear thereof, a rake mechanismincluding a'brake lever, and rods actuated by said lever. said rodsbeing in sections, a coupling device for said sections, means in therear compartment for operating the coupling device, and an operativeconnection between said means and one of the rod sections.

5. A motor vehicle having its body provided with a drivers compartmentand a eting the mechanism, and actuating means separate compartment tothe rear thereof, a for the yoke located in the rear compartthrottle ands ark control mechanism inment. 10 cludin rotate le members havinglaterally In testimony whereof we aflix our signa- 5 exten mg arms, saidmechanism being optures.

erable from the drivers compartment, a, C. GILBERT MGCLAY. yoke movableto engage the arms for actu- BEN RUDIS.

